This has got to be the handiest gadget ever. Absolutely essential for vehicles -- boats, cars, motorcycles, planes, you name it. Once you've tried it, you won't know how you ever lived without it!
Just attach (or wear) it as a Heads Up Display (HUD). It defaults to attaching to the Center attachment point, but you can attach it to any HUD attachment point you like, then edit it to move it to the desired position on your screen.
The HUD displays the sim as 64 squares. Each square is 1024 sq. meters, and you can click on any square to zoom in (to see that section in full 16 sq. meter resolution).
There are more squares along the outer edges of the HUD. These squares represent the border area of the 4 sims that surround your current sim, showing you where it is safe to cross into the next sim. You can zoom into those areas also. Clicking on one of the outer squares will also tell you (in your local chat) the server channel that sim is running on.
All the squares indicate whether it is safe or not to enter that area by their color:
Bright Red - Area is *completely* obstructed by ban lines
Dull Red - Area is completely obstructed by ban lines, but at your present altitude you are above them so you're safe
Bright Yellow - Area is *partially* obstructed by ban lines
Dull Yellow - Area is partially obstructed by ban lines, but you are above them so you're safe
Bright Green - Area completely clear of ban lines
Blue - Area allows rezzing
Purple - Area contains one or more parcels that are set as private (meaning the option box "Avatars on other parcels can see and chat with avatars on this parcel" in the About Land settings is NOT checked. This information is provided because crossing into or out of a parcel set to private can mess up camera controls if you are crossing a sim border at the same time
Clicking on the outer circle of the HUD brings up a menu which allows you to configure any of the following:
* A warning tone which alerts if you get too close to danger
* A speedometer, heading indicator, and altimeter
* An odometer (distance travelled indicator)
* Ability to show any Linden Owned land
* Ability to show parcels set to private
* Ability to show where any rez zones are
It is really easy to use, it is fast, and it is easy on sim
resources. Also, updates are free for life!
Enjoy!
Triple Peccable
Caveats: This HUD cannot detect ban lines that are up because the land owner requires Payment Info On File or Age Verified. The way to avoid this problem is to have payment information on file with LL and be age verified. :)
It also can't tell if you have been banned from an area by name. The way to avoid this problem is to be nice and don't get yourself banned from a bunch of places. :)
Having the Show Linden Land option turned on slows down the refresh speed of the HUD slightly. If you want to HUD to update its display faster and you have no need to show where the Linden Land is, leave this option turned off.
There is a notecard in the HUD called "Special Land
Settings Notecard" that allows you to customize what land the HUD considers "Linden Land". Read that notecard for more information.
- Shows where all the ban lines in the sim are
- Shows where it is safe to cross into the next sim
- Shows current position, heading, speed, and distance travelled
- Warning tone sounds if you get too close to danger
- Shows where the rez zones are, and where any Linden Land is
Works well, but...
... where is the "Explorer's HUD Helper Prim"?
How can I get that?
Very helpful tool
I use this tool for motorboating and sailing. It enables me to find places where I can rez or re-rez a boat practically anywhere on the grid. I have used other gadgets by M Peccable over my 15 years in SL, but none has been more welcome and useful than this one. Game changer. Thank you!
Super útil, super genial.
Ahora puedo hacer exploraciones en SL con un mayor alcance continental.
Great tool with flying vehicles
I like this tool. Helps a lot when flying across regions. I have sites in three spots alone route 8, Triasm, Milda and Akhsharumova. Use to be in Cecil, Spinach and Highflyer. I've used this to navigate a helicopter between Milda and Cecil. It took about 90 minutes or more to do it and also needed a co-pilot. It's is nice to have even when going down route 8 just to help identify ban lines, free space, sandboxes and other things. I'd like to put a vendor up for it on my sites.
A must have for explores of SL.
A friend bought me this for my rez day present and I have been very happy with how helpful it has been, both at sea and in the air. The maker also provide updates and enhancements as needed, something I wish more makers did. Great work Triple Labs!.